Director Of Strategy, Smart Grid
CurrentIdentify new business opportunities and lead business development of them.
Aug 2022 - Present
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James Mater Email & Phone Number
Internationally Recognized Smart Grid Testing, Standards, Certification and Interoperability Expert
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QualityLogic
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Internationally Recognized Smart Grid Testing, Standards, Certification and Interoperability Expert
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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James Mater is listed as Internationally Recognized Smart Grid Testing, Standards, Certification and Interoperability Expert at QualityLogic, based in Portland, Oregon, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at qualitylogic.com, phone signal with area code 503, 208, 805, and a matched LinkedIn profile for James Mater.
James Mater previously worked as Director of Strategy, Smart Grid at Qualitylogic and GM, Smart Grid Business at Qualitylogic. James Mater holds Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Marketing from The Wharton School.
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James is one of the industry-leading experts on smart grid standards, interoperability, and the maturity of eco-systems of products based on these standards. He leads QualityLogic’s smart grid business and has given dozens of presentations and authored multiple papers on interoperability in the smart grid. In 2017, James organized a joint EPRI-OpenADR workshop on DER Communication Standards. The workshop was attended by 80+ industry experts in communications protocols and DER management and produced major reports on DER Messaging Use Cases and standards for DER messaging.At DistribuTech in 2018 and 2019 and at IEEE T&D in 2018, James teamed up with Triangle Microworks and Subnet to develop and present a DER Communications Workshop. This is a one-of-a-kind workshop that walks participants through the basics of messaging for DER management and the selection of protocols for specific applications. Other contributions to the industry include:- Membership in the GridWise Architecture Council and originator of its Transactive Energy Conference which just completed its 6th annual session in 2019.- One of the Founders and early Board member for Smart Grid Oregon which became Smart Grid Northwest and is now Grid Forward (https://smartgridnw.org/). - Active participant in the California Smart Inverter Working Group where he has influenced CA Rule 21 policy.James was an original member of the SGIP Test and Certification Committee (TCC) and led the TCC Work Group that is assessing the state of certification and test programs for standards in the SGIP Catalog of Standards. James has been an Adjunct Professor at Portland State University, co-teaching a graduate course titled Smart Grid for Sustainable Communities. When not in the office, you’ll find James hiking the trails in the Pacific Northwest and enjoying quality time with his family.
Listed skills include Integration, Smart Grid, Strategy, Program Management, and 26 others.
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9 roles · 57 years
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Gm, Smart Grid Business
Responsible for QualityLogic's Smart Energy strategy, marketing, business development and product development direction for the interoperability and testing business. Smart Energy products and services currently include OpenADR Test Harness, development support and training; IEEE 2030.5 Interoperability and Functional test systems, development support and training; active support of the industry in CA Rule 21 Interoperability requirements and other DER related activities. James also directs involvement in the SEPA, IEEE PES and SA, SunSpec Alliance, OpenADR Alliance, GWAC and other industry smart grid standardization activities.James is also actively involved as a Member of the GridWise Architecture Council, Chair Emeritus of GridFWD, SEPA's Test and Certification workgroup, and active in CPUC SIWG activities. In his role with QualityLogic, he is a frequent presenter on Smart Energy Interoperability and testing issues and DER Communications protocols.
2012 - Jul 2022
Director
Led the company into the Smart Energy interoperability standards testing business.
Oct 2008 - Sep 2012
President/Ceo
From 2001 to October, 2008, James oversaw the company as President and CEO. In 2009 James led the company into the Smart Energy area through the award of an ARRA 5-year cost-share grant. This introduced QualityLogic into the Smart Energy business and the company quickly became the leader in providing test tools and services to the industry, focusing on grid edge applications such as Demand Response and DER integration.
Jun 1994 - Oct 2008
Founder & Ceo
Revision Labs
Started the company as Revision Labs in 1994; merged with Genoa Technologies and GenRev (joint venture of Genoa and Revision Labs) in 1999. In 2000, James led the merger with QualityLogic and became president & CEO of the company.
1994 - 2000
~6 yrs
Founder & President
Engineering Services Marketing Operation
James represented multiple software engineering consulting organizations with a focus on placing test and QA contractors in Oregon high-tech firms.
1991 - 1994
~3 yrs
Product Manager
- Responsible for managing a line of graphic workstations for high-end engineering and military applications.- Managed programs to develop Tempested terminals and a secure operating system.
1987 - 1991
~4 yrs
Various Marketing And Management Positions
Various Companies
1972 - 1987
~15 yrs
Lieutenant
Us Army, Air Defense Artillery
Lieutenant stationed at Ft Bliss, TX and Edgewood Arsenal, MD
1970 - 1972
~2 yrs
2 education records
James Mater education
Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Marketing
The Wharton School
Bachelor'S Degree, Physics
Reed College
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James Mater works for QualityLogic.
What is James Mater's role at QualityLogic?
James Mater is listed as Internationally Recognized Smart Grid Testing, Standards, Certification and Interoperability Expert at QualityLogic.
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Where is James Mater based?
James Mater is based in Portland, Oregon, United States while working with QualityLogic.
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James Mater has worked for Qualitylogic, Revision Labs, Engineering Services Marketing Operation, Tektronix, and Various Companies.
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What schools did James Mater attend?
James Mater holds Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Marketing from The Wharton School.
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James Mater is listed with skills including Integration, Smart Grid, Strategy, Program Management, Product Management, Testing, Product Marketing, and Business Development.
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